Herbert R Thomas (HRT) has announced it is sponsoring Y Bont Faen Primary School’s PTA for the second year running. HRT has signed a deal to become the main partner of the Cowbridge-based school. Over the past year, HRT has had a presence at a number of events at the school. The estate agent also ran a photography masterclass with year five pupils with the winners receiving a £25 gift card for the Odeon cinema in Bri

A long-standing restaurant on Cowbridge High Street has been given a fresh lease of life thanks to its new owners. Formerly Farthings, the newly re-branded The Penny Farthing Cafe & Wine Bar, which was bought by family-run hospitality group Town & Country 18 months ago, has been given a £100,000 facelift. The Penny Farthing has invested in a new wine bar, cake fridge, flooring, chairs and fixtures and fittin

Herbert R Thomas (HRT) estate agents recently conducted an auction that raised more than £40,000 for Restart Africa. Andrew Thomas, director at HRT, and a qualified auctioneer, was the main auctioneer at the event, which took place in London. Over 200 people attended the charity auction. Chairman of the Rugby Football Union and ex-England Rugby Union team captain, Bill Beaumont, was guest speaker at the event. Restar

Herbert R Thomas (HRT) estate agent has announced the winners of its Oldcastle Primary School colouring competition. The Bridgend-based estate agent launched the competition for children in reception to year five and asked pupils to simply colour in a HRT house and present it to their teachers. After deliberating over the entries, Rafferty Williams, aged five from reception, Seren Cook, aged seven from year one, seve

Herbert R Thomas (HRT) has announced it will be sponsoring the popular Mair’s Walk. The estate agent, which has an office in Bridgend town centre, has sponsored the t-shirts for the event, which is taking place on Sunday 7th June at 11am. Mair’s Walk was set up by Mair ap Gruffydd after she was given a 50 per cent chance of living just two years when she was diagnosed with cancer. Now in its ninth year, the hugely po

A multi-service transport company has tripled its capacity with a long term lease of a new depot in Bridgend. Clarke Transport has relocated from Kenfig Industrial Estate to a 37,000 sq ft warehouse on a site of two acres at Central Park in Bridgend Industrial Estate to accommodate growing customer demand. The transport company, which specialises in transporting non-temperature controlled chemicals, has signed a 15 y

Award-winning estate agents Herbert R Thomas (HRT) has announced plans to open a new office in Bridgend following increased demand for its services within the area. Led by partners Andrew Thomas, Philip Thomas, Robert Calcaterra and Gavin Rees, the company has taken on 1500 sq ft of office space on the ground floor of the Toll House, a three storey, grade two listed building within the heart of the town centre. This